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Long awaited renovations began today, July 29th at the Center! Thanks to our wonderful Donors and Supporters, new Heating/AC Units were installed and a new roof will be installed this week.

Renovations

Long awaited renovations began today, July 29th at the Center! Thanks to our wonderful Donors and Supporters, new Heating/AC Units were installed and a new roof will be installed this week.

Renovations Begin

Thanks to our wonderful Donors and Supporters, new Heating/AC Units were installed and a new roof will be installed this week.

Underground Railroad Quilt Replica Presentation Emery Center February 16th,
2013 Quilt was donated to the Emery Center and is currently on display.

Emery Center Jazz & Poetry Performers

Holiday FUNdraiser Dinner

Holiday FUNdraiser Dinner.

Cornelia M. Easley Media Center

Cornelia M. Easley Media Center

Cornelia M. Easley Media Center

Auditorium

Military Room

God Bless Our Home Room

Congressman Lewis

Congressman Lewis Reception

Lectures

Welcome Reception for Congressman John Lewis

Interactions

Welcome Reception for Congressman John Lewis

Insights

Welcome Reception for Congressman John Lewis

Camaraderie

Welcome Reception for Congressman John Lewis

Memories

Welcome Reception for Congressman John Lewis

Reminisce

Welcome Reception for Congressman John Lewis

Warm Welcome

Welcome Reception for Congressman John Lewis

Fun Encounters

Upcoming Events

SAVE THE EMERY CENTER! LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP!! Donations (checks or money orders) can be mailed to Emery Center, P.O. Box 1831 Dalton, GA 30722. For more information, contact the center at 706-277-7633 or Curtis Rivers, Director at 706-280-7695

The significant contributions of local Daltonians, such as Major Richard Robert Wright, the first President of Savannah State University, Major League Baseball Player Harry “Suitcase” Simpson, as well as Historian Levi Branham, author of “My Life and Travels,” are evident of the rich and diverse history of the Dalton and Northwest Georgia area. The center’s vast collection offers visitors an in-depth look at history from a local, state, national, and international perspective.

Additionally, there are several rooms of interest including house artifacts and memorabilia specific to significant historical eras such as:

Cornelia M. Easley Media Center

“Enduring Echoes”-Memory and Honor Room

Children’s Learning Center

“In Freedom’s Foot Steps” (The tour begins here and goes through the following rooms listed below)

From Africa to Slavery Room

From Slavery to Civil War Room

From the Civil War to Civil Rights Room

“I Have a Dream”-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Room

The Women’s Community Club/The Garden Club Room

God Bless our Home Room

Military Room

Our tour guides are native Daltonians that provide personal accounts of life in our community and the nation prior to integration. Currently, tours are scheduled by appointments only.